… of radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) of atrial fibrillation (AF) and surgical repair is …
In summary, surgical correction can be considered preferentially to correct AEF. Open-heart …

… treated before development of atrial-esophageal fistula. An early surgical approach to
esophageal … perforation following catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation results in atrial esophageal …

… Immediate surgical repair offers the best chance for survival. Although … atrial fibrillation
underwent percutaneous transeptal atrial fibrillation ablation with a radiofrequency catheter. …

… complications related to RF catheter ablation as detected by … both endocardial catheter
ablation and surgical ablation of AF [13, … Surgical repair remains the treatment of choice for …

… Left atrial catheter ablation with either cryotherapy or radiofrequency is now accepted as a
treatment … Early initiation of anticoagulation after surgical repair may decrease the incidence of …

… In one study of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation, LAEF … in the followup after PVI for atrial
fibrillation ablation in patients … EUS combined with immediate operative repair can evade the …

… recognition to start treatment, including surgical repair, as … statement on catheter and surgical
ablation of atrial fibrillation. … radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: the risk …

… Percutaneous catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) treatment has … , surgical treatment
was adopted in six patients; two underwent left atrial repair, and four underwent left atrial and …

… with the development of atrial-esophageal fistula (AEF) and … presents 3 weeks after catheter
ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF… and 4 who underwent surgical repair of fistula. All 5 patients …

… fistula (AEF) after atrial fibrillation catheter ablation … after the left atrial side of the fistula was
repaired in order to identify the site of fistula on the esophageal side to guide operative repair…